102 years ago today 26/9/1914: Private J A Smith (Age 27) 1st Bn. Mons (Bergen) Communal Cemetery, Belgium. Son of George and Elizabeth Smith, of Tottenham; Husband of Ellen Emily Dunt (Formerly Smith), of 17, Dawlish Rd., Bruce Grove, Tottenham, London.

 

101 years ago today 26/9/1915: Private E Whitter 17th Bn. Congleton (St. Stephen) Churchyard, United Kingdom.

Lieutenant Colonel Edward Townshend Logan (Age 49) D S O 3rd Bn. Loos Memorial, France. Son of Edward and Emily Logan; husband of Hilda Logall, of 21, King St., Chester. Served in the South African War, Twice Mentioned in Despatches.

Private William Henry Underwood (Age 20) 4th Bn. Pieta Military Cemetery, Malta. Son of Mary Underwood, of 12, Cumbermere Terrace, Birkenhead.

Private H Wright 7th Bn. Pieta Military Cemetery, Malta.

Private W Cameron 26 1st/5th Bn. Suzanne Communal Cemetery Extension, France.

 

100 years ago today 26/9/1916: Private Gordon Currie (Age 18) 1st Bn. Grove Town Cemetery, Meaulte, France. Son of Thomas and E. Currie, of 13, St. Mathews Rd., Edgeley, Stockport.

Lance Corporal H Fox 6th Bn. Knightsbridge Cemetery, Mesnil-Martinsart, France.

Corporal A Pedley 12th Bn. Salonika (Lembet Road) Military Cemetery, Greece.

Private Charles Edward Chadwick (Age 24) 1st Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Son of Edward Chadwick, of 17, St. Matthews Rd., Edgeley, Stockport, and the late Sarah Jane Chadwick.

Private Charles Cooper 1st Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.

Lance Corporal Charles Green 1st Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.

Private Albert Jones (Age 26) 1st Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Jones, of 35, Edward St., Moss Side; Husband of Lily Jones, of 13, Swayfield Avenue, Chorlton-Cum-Hardy, Manchester.

Private Ezra Morton 1st/6th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.

Private James Potts (Age 18) 1st Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France. Son of James and Charlotte Potts, of 1, Bottom St., Newton, Hyde, Cheshire.

Private Frederick James Taylor 1st Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.

Private William Waring 1st Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.

 

Meanwhile in World War 2:

1942: Private Ernest Clarke (Age 37) 6th Bn. El Alamein War Cemetery Egypt Son of Arthur and Eliza Clarke, Of Timperley, Cheshire.

1944: Corporal Vernon Hodkinson (Age 28) 6th Bn. Coriano Ridge War Cemetery Italy Son of Joseph and Lilian Hodkinson, Of Cheadle Heath, Cheshire.

 

VC Winner…

1857: John Ryan 1st Madras European Fusiliers Indian Mutiny Lucknow, India

1857: Peter McManus 5th Regiment of Foot Indian Mutiny Lucknow, India

1857: James Hollowell 78th Regiment of Foot Indian Mutiny Lucknow, India

1857: Stewart McPherson 78th Regiment of Foot Indian Mutiny Lucknow, India

1857: Anthony Home 90th Regiment of Foot Indian Mutiny Lucknow, India

1857: William Bradshaw 90th Regiment of Foot Indian Mutiny Lucknow, India

1901: Frederick Bradley Royal Field Artillery 2nd Boer War Itala, South Africa

1915: Robert Dunsire Royal Scots (Lothian Regiment) WW1 Hill 70, France

1915: Arthur Saunders Suffolk Regiment WW1 Loos, France

1916: Frederick Edwards Duke of Cambridge’s Own (Middlesex Regiment) WW1 Thiepval, France

1916: Robert Ryder Duke of Cambridge’s Own (Middlesex Regiment) WW1 Thiepval, France

1917: Patrick Bugden 31st Battalion, AIF WW1 Zonnebeke, Belgium

1917: John Dwyer Australian Machine Gun Corps WW1 Zonnebeke, Belgium

 

101 years ago today 27/9/1914: Private W Cooper 10th Bn. Codford St. Mary (St. Mary) Churchyard, United Kingdom.

 

100 years ago today 27/9/1915: Serjeant A Darbyshire (Age 28) “B” Coy. 1st Bn. Carnoy Military Cemetery, France. Son of Albert and Mary Alice Darbyshire; Husband of Mary Elizabeth Wood (Formerly Darbyshire), of 17, Rutland St., Runcorn, Cheshire.

Lance Corporal Edward Wilkinson 1st/7th Bn. Helles Memorial, Turkey (including Gallipoli).

Corporal Edward Griffiths (Age 26) “C” Coy. 1st/4th Bn Portianos Military Cemetery, Greece. Son of Edward and Lena Griffiths, of Birkenhead; Husband of Elizabeth Griffiths, of 53, Abbey St., Birkenhead, Cheshire.

 

Meanwhile in World War 2:

1945: Serjeant Harry Turner Slingsby 5th Bn. Holyhead (Maeshyfryd) Burial Board Cemetery United Kingdom

1945: Private Ronald Smith (Age 21) 5th Bn. Leicester (Gilroes) Cemetery United Kingdom Son of Ada Smith, Of Leicester; Husband of Nora Smith, Of Leicester.

 

VC Winner…

1857: Jacob Thomas Bengal Artillery Indian Mutiny Lucknow, India

1858: Patrick Roddy Bengal Army Indian Mutiny Kuthirga, India

1858: Charles Baker Bengal Police Battalion Indian Mutiny Suhejnee, Bengal

1858: George Chicken Indian Naval BrigadeIndian Naval Brigade Indian Mutiny Peroo, Bengal

1915: Alfred Burt Hertfordshire Regiment WW1 Cuinchy, France

1915: James Pollock Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders WW1 Hohenzollern Redoubt, France

1916: Tom Adlam Bedfordshire Regiment WW1 Thiepval, France

1918: Graham Lyall 102102nd Battalion, CEF WW1 Cambrai, France

1918: George Kerr 3rd Battalion, CEF WW1 Bourlon Wood, France

1918: Samuel Honey 78th Battalion, CEF WW1 Bourlon Wood, France

1918: Cyril Frisby Coldstream Guards WW1 Canal du Nord, France

1918: Thomas Jackson Coldstream Guards WW1 Canal du Nord, France

1918: John Vereker Grenadier Guards WW1 Canal du Nord, France

1918: Thomas Neely King’s Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) WW1 Flesquières, France

1918: Milton Gregg Royal Canadian Regiment WW1 Cambrai, France

 

101 years ago today 28/9/1915: Serjeant Raymond Spencer (Age 31) 8th Bn. Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt. Son of Alfred Spencer.

Private H Vernon 9th Bn. Brown’S Road Military Cemetery, Festubert, France.

 

100 years ago today 28/9/1916: Private Thomas Slack (Age 23) 6th Bn. Doullens Communal Cemetery Extension No.1, France. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Slack, of Olive Terrace, Broadbottom; Husband of M. A. Slack, of 4, Olive Terrace, Broadbottom, Manchester.

Second Lieutenant W F Smith 5th Bn. Grove Town Cemetery, Meaulte, France.

Private W Evans 6th Bn. Knightsbridge Cemetery, Mesnil-Martinsart, France.

 

Meanwhile in World War 2:

1943: Private Roger William Taylor (Age 26) 30th Bn. Eaton Bishop (St. Michael) Churchyard Extenson United Kingdom Son of William Charles and Jane Taylor; Husband of Elizabeth May Taylor, Of Eaton Bishop.

 

VC Winner…

1857: Robert Blair 2nd Dragoon Guards Indian Mutiny Bolandshahr, India

1857: Augustus Anson 84th Regiment of Foot Indian Mutiny Bolandshahr, India

1857: James Roberts 9th Queen’s Royal Lancers Indian Mutiny Bolandshahr, India

1857: Patrick Donohoe 9th Queen’s Royal Lancers Indian Mutiny Bolandshahr, India

1857: Robert Kells 9th Queen’s Royal Lancers Indian Mutiny Bolandshahr, India

1857: Bernard Diamond Bengal Horse ArtilleryBengal Horse Artillery Indian Mutiny Bolandshahr, India

1857: Richard Fitzgerald Bengal Horse ArtilleryBengal Horse Artillery Indian Mutiny Bolandshahr, India

1914: Frederick Dobson Coldstream Guards WW1 Chavanne, France

1915: Edgar Cookson Comet (1910) WW1 Kut-el-Amara, Mesopotamia

1915: Alexander Turner Princess Charlotte of Wales’s (Royal Berkshire Regiment) WW1 Vermelles, France

1918: Henry Tandey Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment) WW1 Marcoing, France

1918: Louis McGuffie King’s Own Scottish Borderers WW1 Wytschaete, Belgium

 

99 years ago today 29/9/1917: Private Arthur Edwin Brough (Age 19) 6th Bn. Godewaersvelde British Cemetery, France. Son of Edwin Brough, of 20, Hatter St., Congleton, Cheshire.

 

 

Meanwhile in World War 2:

1939: Lance Corporal Henry Harrison 2nd Bn. Sees Communal Cemetery France

1943: Lance Corporal Francis Sylvestre Delucchi 4th Bn. Crewe Cemetery United Kingdom Son of Mrs. C. Delucchi, Of Crewe.

 

VC Winner…

1855: Christopher Teesdale Royal Regiment of Artillery Crimea Kars, Turkey

1915: Alfred Fleming-Sandes East Surrey Regiment WW1 Hohenzollern Redoubt, France

1915: Samuel Harvey York and Lancaster Regiment WW1 Hohenzollern Redoubt, France

1918: John MacGregor 2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles WW1 Cambrai, France

1918: Blair Wark 32nd Battalion, AIF WW1 Bellicourt, France

1918: Ernest Seaman Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers WW1 Terhand, Belgium

1918: Bernard Vann Sherwood Foresters WW1 Bellenglise, France

1935: Godfrey Meynell 12th Frontier Force Regiment Second Mohmand Campaign Mamund Valley, India

1944: John Harper York and Lancaster Regiment WW2 Antwerp, Belgium

 

101 years ago today 30/9/1915:

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100 years ago today 30/9/1916: Private Harold Austin 10th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.

Private Joseph Hanlon 10th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.

Private Harper Houldin 10th Bn. Thiepval Memorial, France.

 

Meanwhile in World War 2:

1942: Private John Gittings (Age 26) Chasetown (St. Ann) Churchyard United Kingdom Son of John and Ellen Gittings, Of Chase Terrace, Burntwood.

1943: Lance Corporal Joseph Davenport (Age 32) 1st Bn. Salerno War Cemetery Italy Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Davenport, Of Winsford, Cheshire.

1943: Corporal George Allan Lunt (Age 31) 1st Bn. Salerno War Cemetery Italy Son of George and Amy Lunt, Of Liverpool; Husband of Ivy Lunt, Of Walton, Liverpool.

1944: Company Quartermaster Serjeant George Mort (Age 34) 6th Bn. Cesena War Cemetery Italy Son of George and Alice Mort, Of Altrincham, Cheshire.

1944: Lance Serjeant Walter Ernest Owen (Age 29) 6th Bn. Coriano Ridge War Cemetery Italy Son of Walter E. G. and Nellie Owen, Of Dukinfield, Cheshire.

 

VC Winner…

1900: Charles Melliss Indian Staff Corps Third Ashanti Expedition Obassa, Ashanti

1901: William Bees Sherwood Foresters 2nd Boer War Moedwil, South Africa

1918: John Ryan 55th Battalion, AIF WW1 Hindenburg Defences, France

1918: James Crichton Auckland Infantry Regiment WW1 Crèvecœur-le-Grand, France